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Full name | Robert Oliver Haywood | ||||||||||||||
Born | 22 April 1917 Northampton, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 21 December 1963 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | (aged 46)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Relations |
Robert Haywood (father) Bob Haywood (grandfather) | ||||||||||||||
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1949 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 26 July 2022 |
Robert Oliver Haywood (22 April 1917 — 21 December 1963) was an English-born Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The son of the cricketer Robert Allnutt Haywood, he was born at Northampton in April 1917. Moving to Scotland as a child when his father took up a coaching position at Fettes College, he was educated at Daniel Stewart's College. During the Second World War, Haywood was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Army Pay Corps in March 1943. [1] He was given the war substantive rank of lieutenant in January 1945. [2] Following the war, he was made a paymaster in April 1946, [3] with him gaining the full rank of lieutenant in March 1947. [4] A club cricketer for Stewart's College Former Pupils Cricket Club, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland at Belfast in 1949. [5] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed without scoring by Jack Bowden in Scotland's first innings, while in their second he was dismissed by George Wilson for 12 runs. [6]
Alongside his post-war cricket, Haywood continued his military service. He was a short service commission into the Royal Artillery in April 1949, at which point he was promoted to captain. [7] Haywood relinquished his commission in March 1950, on account of disability. [8] Later that year he was decorated with the Territorial Army Efficiency Decoration. [9] Following the end of his military career, he became an office equipment sales representative. Haywood died at Edinburgh in December 1963. His grandfather, Bob Haywood, was also a first-class cricketer.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Robert Oliver Haywood | ||||||||||||||
Born | 22 April 1917 Northampton, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 21 December 1963 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | (aged 46)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Relations |
Robert Haywood (father) Bob Haywood (grandfather) | ||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
1949 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 26 July 2022 |
Robert Oliver Haywood (22 April 1917 — 21 December 1963) was an English-born Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The son of the cricketer Robert Allnutt Haywood, he was born at Northampton in April 1917. Moving to Scotland as a child when his father took up a coaching position at Fettes College, he was educated at Daniel Stewart's College. During the Second World War, Haywood was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Army Pay Corps in March 1943. [1] He was given the war substantive rank of lieutenant in January 1945. [2] Following the war, he was made a paymaster in April 1946, [3] with him gaining the full rank of lieutenant in March 1947. [4] A club cricketer for Stewart's College Former Pupils Cricket Club, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland at Belfast in 1949. [5] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed without scoring by Jack Bowden in Scotland's first innings, while in their second he was dismissed by George Wilson for 12 runs. [6]
Alongside his post-war cricket, Haywood continued his military service. He was a short service commission into the Royal Artillery in April 1949, at which point he was promoted to captain. [7] Haywood relinquished his commission in March 1950, on account of disability. [8] Later that year he was decorated with the Territorial Army Efficiency Decoration. [9] Following the end of his military career, he became an office equipment sales representative. Haywood died at Edinburgh in December 1963. His grandfather, Bob Haywood, was also a first-class cricketer.